Global Family Doctor

WONCA is an unusual, yet convenient acronym comprising the first five initials of the World Organization of National Colleges, Academies and Academic Associations of General Practitioners/Family Physicians.

Professor Barbara Starfield championed the value and need of strong primary health care systems worldwide. This collection emphasizes the case for primary care and includes a number of Barbara Starfield's own articles as well as other key related material.

Dr Peter Makara is Host Organizing Committee Chair for the WONCA Europe conference coming to the Slovak Republic in June 2019. He is President of the Slovak Society of General Practice. Here he is interviewed about the situation in his country.

Prof Nobu Ban, HOC chair for WONCA Asia Pacific region conference coming to Kyoto in May, reviews several Japanese dishes which are ordinary, everyday, tasteful ones you should try when you come to Kyoto.

Adrián Castellote, from Spain, is not like any other family doctor, he is an adventurer, an explorer, and his resumé proves it. Here, semFYC, the Spanish organisation for Family Doctors interviews Adrián as he prepares for an expedition to Antarctica.

Call for abstracts has been extended but still only few days left to submit and be part of the WONCA Europe 2019 Conference scientific programme. Don't miss this opportunity! Abstract Submission Deadline: February 7, 2019

With this conference, we hope to bring together providers, educators and researchers in the pursuit of improving health care for all rural populations across the globe. Expand your knowledge of rural health best practices and engage with clinicians, educators, and health researchers from around the world in the Land of Enchantment.

We announce our call for applications for the Air Health Train the Trainer Program. This program is run by WONCA through the Working Party on the Environment, which aims to increase awareness among family doctors and other primary healthcare practitioners in Lower and Middle Income countries about the health risks of exposure to air pollution,

Dr Pratyush Kumar, WONCA executive, member at large, and chair of WONCA Rural South Asia is happy to share with you all his Geriatric Health Calendar 2019. Pratyush has created other health calendars in previous years but this year’s focus is on geriatric issues.